07-21-09: Lead Me To The Promise Land

Where is home? What is home? I feel parts of myself and my spirit
reside in at least two parts of this great country I live in. While my
heart lies in my birth city of Saginaw, MI, there is a lack of
opportunity/jobs. I know I personally have the resilience to make it
anywhere doing almost anything, but a place like Orlando, FL, I have
more of a chance of financial stability. I have eat friends in
Florida, but my closest friends are here or scattered acrossed the
States. I don't think I'll ever be able to let go of this part of my
life fully. I know many leave and don't even care to look back at what
our hometown has become. I still have a sense of loyalty to my
hometown and a feeling I am partly responsible to help bring it back
to life. Maybe someday.

In the meantime I'll continue to call the skies my highway home. As I
wait for my flight to depart the gorgeous Michigan summer day, I
reluctantly anticipate my return to horrid Florida summer humidity and
rain but look forward to furthering my journey of attaining my goal
one step at a time.

07-09-09: Life In Perspective. Operation DO SOMETHING

In light of the loss of life that seems to be brought to everyones attention through the loss of many celebrities this year, highly noting the inspirational Pop icon Michael Jackson as well as the loss of a friend I know Kim Gerrish Norman, I have put a list of things to do in my head here and there in the past week of what I want to get done before I turn 28 in November. Life is obviously short, and for others, could surely be deemed shorter than expected. Life is fragile, but at the same time, if you don't take risks, do you really live life?

My mother always gets on my case for the recklessness I have with my body. I understand I am getting older and I don't heal as fast. I also know the repercussions of the hobbies I have. I don't pollute my body with chemicals or alter my mindset with narcotics or even herbal drugs. Just something I have no interest in. I have however the interests to "conquer" the land, sky, and sea. Perhaps if I ever have enough money, outer space as well.

So again in discovery of my newfound passion for life, I am using my blog to plot out my plans for the next months.

-Scuba Certification
-Sky Diving
-Visit Florida Keys
-Apply to Sea World/Busch Gardens/Discovery Cove
-Visit NYC, Seattle, and LA
-Snowboard in Colorado and visit family
-Find the Love of my life
-Plan my next city to live in if working with animals is not in my story
-Perhaps get a French Bulldog
-Be able to compete at least once in a JiuJitsu Tournament
-Sell off/Give away a ton of my stuff - Garage Sale

So far thats what I have come up with. I know I can do more. Lots of time though it does fly by.

Ill be in Saginaw, MI in a week to visit home and say goodbye to another friend of mine due to death. Lots of time to think and plan my plot my screenplay for my life in the next 5 months.